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We sold Native Americans Firewater – now they sell us Fireworks.
Both KILL!
There's a dangerous but basic equation behind the recent killer AZ
wildfire and other future blazes raging across the West this summer: More heat,
more drought, more fuel and more people living in dangerous fire zones. You
say, that is AZ and you are right, but Sequim is a desert and equally prone to
winds. We are equally prone to putting new homes and obstacles in the path of
future firefighting problems.
Fireworks bought on reservations are exempt from regulatory
agency's including Tobacco and Fire Arms and or local agencies. I suggest that
these Rez sold fireworks need to be lighted off on their own lands, say next to
their local casino. In Sequim, landowners are restricted from burning after July
1. Yet my neighbors are free to shoot their fireworks onto my property. Church
and community groups continue to sell fireworks not realizing the liability they
are incurring, much less their own moral bankruptcy.
Citizens have protested for years the affects on their livestock,
pets and bird life. Some can be tranquilized, that is true, but after a certain
period of time some of these can injure the pet itself. Most birds cannot be
tranquilized and after watching one bomb after another going off over our local
raptor center I can only wonder about the inhumanity of my neighbors.
Governments need to rethink the way they deal with issues like
this. Perhaps non-disclosure of complaints would be a beginning place as I know
one P.A. Couple who has been singled out for vandalism and threats for their
reports By comparison N.Y. created an anti fireworks crusade and it took off.
Their issue was stopping Pennsylvania imports. Everett, Olympia and other WA
cities have opted to end this stupidity. Perhaps P.A. and Sequim desire to
remain known as Appalachia N.W.
Fireworks are dangerous, “You could lose an eye, a hand, or
something worse.
My personal pick for the Darwin award medal of honor for fireworks. The Human Bottle Rocket! July 4th is about independence and freedom loving … somehow I doubt that buying fireworks made from human right abusive China works to that end. As for their making money off selling pyrotechnics to Americans and creating ever more grass or property fires they insure that fireworks keep hospitals busy every year. What ticks me off are the innocent or injured bystanders and the creatures who have no voice. So please stop buying those fireworks from the Rez or from China. The 'hotshots' who lost their lives in AZ may have been victims of nature, but what IF they had been victims of a tossed cigarette of fireworks. Same said for all our own firefighters here in Clallam County. Even experts mess up! Simi Valley CA. pryotchics fireworks show injures 39. (link does not work -- do a search on the story) |
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IMPORTANT LINKS on the Fireworks concern!
Injury and Fire Report 2012 by the Washington State Fire Marshall The People of the BOOM are BACK -Snoqualmie Fireworks site/Casino example of the advertising Illegal fireworks sales bring millions to Indian reservation. Cheap thrills or head for the hills What is inside these fireworks! List of counties or cities banning or restricting fireworks in WA State. Marysville WA 4.27 million dollar loss due to fireworks. BANNED! |
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